Jongensfontein family holiday

I put these up on facebook, so sorry if you've seen them before.

These were taken at our around jan and Louis' holiday house in Jongensfontein, near Stilbaai.
They built it from scratch and are very proud of it.

 

This was Emma and Dominique riding on the bikes inside the property. The one Emma is on was too heavy for her to ride uphill to the gate so she got off and lugged it up the hill to the gate, got on and turned it around so she could coast down like her cousin. Shame man, it was quite an effort. I was out of sight (up on the roof) taking these pics, and I just wanted to help her, but she showed her determination and got the job done. The pic on the right is soon after, the girls playing together.

From the roof, the sunrise view.

 

On one of the days we headed off to some rockpools and a natural tidal pool where we played. The girls caught starfish (Emma) and decorated themselves with mud (Dom).

 

And built a castle on a low rock. Chloe ate some mud and played with mom.



Mom and Emz.

 

Chloe checking out her surroundings, then toddling off.
 

The next day, we went to another beach, one with a stream flowing down to the sea, and we made a dam. Lil Louis shows off our handiwork proudly. The girls made friends with some other kids.

 

Back at the house, Emma and Dom snuggle up with cath to watch The Little Mermaid. A family favourite. I watched it with Cath about a dozen years ago before I asked her to go out with me, so I have a bit of a soft spot for it. The photo on the right is of Dominique and Emma in the top bunk together, when they should have been fast asleep ages before - in separate beds! Naughty fish!

 

Walking to the beach... quite a family. And woohoo, we're there! Time to catch fishies in the rockpools!

 

Nicholas also tried. The girls got up to their own business.

 
Our lift home.
 


Back at the beach with the stream, Emma and Louis showed off their jumping skills, and Cath her photography skill, by leaping from this tallest jump in the world (approx 80cm high). Still chuffed with my girl for doing it. No wuss, this girl.

 

Another day, another beach. We built racecars and a buss, and the kids raced and made the noises.

 

Dominique flirted with danger, but ran away just in time. Emma watched on.
Below: bath time. "There were four in the bath and the little one sid..."
And Chloe and Nico play together, swapping dummies.
 

Cath and I decided to try and keep Chloe awake a bit longer than normal, so as to get her to sleep in the car. Well 'a bit longer' turned into quite longer and then too long so that when we did eventually get into the car, she passed out before we had taken our second corner. She then slept for about 2 and a half hours. Bliss. Emma fought it but eventually couldn't resist and fell asleep too.